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My Take
Song Do-yeong fascinates me precisely because she works unseen. A South Korean voice actress born in Changwon in 1951, she joined MBC's voice acting division in 1970, meaning she has lent her voice to characters for over half a century. Voice acting is an art of self-erasure: the better you are, the less the audience thinks about you. I have enormous respect for performers who build entire careers in that anonymity, anchoring foreign films and dramas for generations of viewers. Her face and private life stay offstage, and somehow that feels exactly right for a true craftsperson of sound.
Overview
Song Do-yeong (Korean: 송도영; born December 22, 1951) is a South Korean voice actress who joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1970. She was born in Changwon, South Korea.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Song Do Yeong
- Name (Japanese)
- ソン・ドヨン
- Reading
- そん・どよん
- Born
- December 22, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.